Terrorism
Jason Killens, chief executive of the UK’s Welsh Ambulance Service, discusses the complexity of response to an 800 casualty incident across four separate locations
Lessons for the incident commander gleaned from the 7/7 2005 London terrorist attack
We revisit a special episode in which our co-hosts discuss the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Outside hospitals, huge queue forms as the public offered to donate blood
Eyewitnesses and officials believe the attack on a crowd of Bastille Day revelers was a deliberate attack
An eyewitness said that he saw a truck driver slam a vehicle into a crowd of revelers and then emerge shooting, killing many
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
“Terrorism & the Medical Environment” is designed to help save lives, money, property and medical professionals who are the victims and saviors of terrorist attacks
The Winthrop Ambulance Service and surrounding fire departments are equipping personnel with EMS body armor for everyday use
The bomb went off shortly after midnight in a crowded shopping area
Paramilitary troops who mounted the rescue operations in the morning killed six attackers and recovered explosive devices and sharp weapons from the scene
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
The nation’s medical tactical response team answers the call when mass casualty medical care is needed
More than 230 people were injured by gunfire and explosions
The shooter falsely told negotiators that he strapped explosive onto four hostages
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
An off-duty paramedic used a radio traffic app to update a comment on the Pulse Facebook page throughout the incident
The ACEP High Threat Emergency Casualty Care Task aims to reduce death and disability from mass shootings and active shooter incidents
Images from a bomb detection robot of a battery part next to a body mistakenly led police to believe the gunman had strapped explosives to a body
EMS leaders, field personnel should review and reconsider their preparedness to respond to active shooters
Shooter dead in what is being investigated as an ‘act of terrorism’
The $118,488 purchase of ballistic helmets and body armor is for the San Antonio Fire Department’s technical rescue team and medical special operations unit
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
Two apparent suicide bombers set off the explosions in the airport; a third attacker is believed to be at large
Current uses of tourniquets for prehospital bleeding control
Continued evidence for the expanded use of tourniquets
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
Unified command and collaborative response by all responders in community is the key to successful active shooter and MCI response
Known as Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, the groups consist of doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, pharmacists and even veterinarians
San Bernardino police chief, county sheriff and a dispatch supervisor will be among those to attend the speech Tuesday
After recent mass shooting events, the fire chief saw the need for fire and EMS personnel to enter the warm zone
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